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Composition (mEq/L) of common solutions used for rehydration

Composition (mEq/L) of common solutions used for rehydration
Route Solution Na+ K+ Cl- HCO3- Citrate Ca++ Glucose/carbohydrate
Intravenous Normal saline 154 - 154 - - - -
Ringer's Lactate 130 4 111 28 - 3 -
Ringer's Lactate + 5 percent dextrose 130 4 109 28 - 3 278
Cholera saline ("Dhaka solution") 133 13 98 48 - - 140
Oral Standard ORS 90 20 80 - 10 - 111
Hypo-osmolar ORS 75 20 65 - 10 - 75
ReSoMal* (Reduced Osmolarity ORS for Malnourished Children) 45 40 76 - 7 - 125
ORS is reviewed in detail separately. (See "Oral rehydration therapy").
ORS: oral rehydration solution(s).
* Also contains Mg 6 mmol/L, Zn 300 umol/L, Cu 45 umol/L.
Data from: World Health Organization. The treatment of diarrhea: A manual for physicians and other senior health workers - 4th revision. World Health Organization, Geneva 2005. Available at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241593180.pdf.
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